diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 61cc0ed1ddc1..e3e5107adaca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ static bool is_xdp_raw_buffer_queue(struct virtnet_info *vi, int q)
 		return false;
 }
 
-static void virtnet_poll_cleantx(struct receive_queue *rq)
+static void virtnet_poll_cleantx(struct receive_queue *rq, int budget)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = rq->vq->vdev->priv;
 	unsigned int index = vq2rxq(rq->vq);
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ static void virtnet_poll_cleantx(struct receive_queue *rq)
 
 		do {
 			virtqueue_disable_cb(sq->vq);
-			free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, true);
+			free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, !!budget);
 		} while (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq)));
 
 		if (sq->vq->num_free >= 2 + MAX_SKB_FRAGS)
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ static int virtnet_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	unsigned int received;
 	unsigned int xdp_xmit = 0;
 
-	virtnet_poll_cleantx(rq);
+	virtnet_poll_cleantx(rq, budget);
 
 	received = virtnet_receive(rq, budget, &xdp_xmit);
 
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ static int virtnet_poll_tx(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(vi->dev, index);
 	__netif_tx_lock(txq, raw_smp_processor_id());
 	virtqueue_disable_cb(sq->vq);
-	free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, true);
+	free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, !!budget);
 
 	if (sq->vq->num_free >= 2 + MAX_SKB_FRAGS)
 		netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);